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Education In The Early 1900's

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In the eyes of many, education is felt to be the key to creating a better society. Schiro (2013), shares that Social Reconstructionists feel that our society is threatened by many problems, however, “…education provides the means by which society is to be reconstructed” (p. 152). Corruption from poverty, racism, sexism, etc. were seen to be an educator’s issue even in the early twentieth century and although society has evolved over the years, these are the same issues educators currently face. John Dewey tried to meet these challenges head on in the early 1900’s by creating a school where students participated in social experiences that not only allowed for learning of content knowledge, but also gave students the opportunity to construct
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